Joe Torre Doesnt Like A-Fraud

So here is what I am thinking... Joe Torre wants to make some money.

If you havent heard but lets be honest if you turned on ESPN in the last couple of days you now know that Joe Torre and Alex Rodriguez dont really like each other that much. You know this because ESPN jumps all over any story involving the Yankees or the Cowboys.

Heres the deal, Torre wrote a book with Sports Illustrated Tom Verducci called the Yankee Years. In the book, he said the players called Rodriguez, "A-Fraud." Here is an excerpt from the book... "Back in 2004, at first Rodriguez did his best to try and fit into the Yankee culture -- his cloying, B Grade actor best," "He slathered on the polish. People in the clubhouse, including teammates and support personnel, were calling him 'A-Fraud' behind his back." Yikes those are pretty strong statements to make and A-Rod is brushing it off like it was nothing but still you have to think that hurts. This also is somewhat baffling after there were reports that Rodriguez was going to head to Los Angeles with Torre when he took the manager job.

In addition, Torre mentions that A-Rod was obsessed with the rivalry with teammate Derek Jeter. Here is the quote (By the way big help from ESPN.com)... "In his own way, Rodriguez was fascinated with Jeter, as if trying to figure out what it was about Jeter that could have bought him so much goodwill. The inside joke in the clubhouse was that Rodriguez' pre-occupation with Jeter recalled the 1992 film, 'Single White Female,' in which a woman becomes obsessed with her roommate to the point of dressing like her." Once again, wow. These guys have to play with each other next year so you have to think things will be a bit awkward when they head to Florida in March. You wonder if Jeter ever campagined to get A-Rod off the team at the multiple times they talked about trading him.

Some Yankee fans are saying he is right and the other one feel disrespected that their one great manager didnt really like some of the bigger players Cashman brought in. In the end, this was to sell books no doubt and trust me it will, lets all hope for a Dodger-Yankee World Series because then, shit would get real.

-Charlie.